ESRC writing competition shortlist

Making Sense of Society was launched, in partnership with SAGE Publishing, in October 2016. ESRC students were invited to tell us in 800 words about how their research is helping making sense of society, and why it matters.

The awards event takes place in the Wolfson Library at the Royal Society, London, on 21 March 2017. The finalists are:

Child labour: making childhood work - Sophie Hedges, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

What future while living in uncertainty? - Vanessa Hughes, Goldsmiths, University of London

Biotechnology and the world of tomorrow - Elo Luik, University of Oxford

Ensuring a sweeter future - Siobhan Maderson, Aberystwyth University

Understanding the forgotten decade - David Pollard, University of Birmingham

Schools, funding and donor power - Ruth Puttick, Newcastle University

Fostering inclusion in the face of division - Caoimhe Ryan, University of St Andrews

Listen to the local - Ruben Schneider, University of Aberdeen

Once more, with feeling: life as bilingual - Wilhelmiina Toivo, University of Glasgow

Living and looking for lavatories - Lauren White, University of Sheffield

The shortlisted writers impressed the judges by communicating their research in an engaging, original, powerful and thought-provoking way. All shortlisted entrants, including the winner and runners-up, will receive a SAGE master class on 'how to get published' and their articles will be published in print and online.

In addition, the winner will receive a £1,000 cash prize and the runners-up will receive £500 each.

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